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Camp Abbot, Ore., April 29, 1944
ABBOT ENGINEER
ANYWAY, WE LOVE HER
Abbot Experts
Stump Librarian
Do you know : T h e life sp a n
of a m u le ? W h a t a cotyledon is?
W h e th e r m o sq u ito es will breed
in s a lt w a te r?
You w o n ’t find th e a n sw e rs on
W ritte n c o n trib u tio n s, a r t w ork a n d p h o to g ra p h s a r e solicited a n d should be
d irected to th e P u b lic R e la tio n s B ran c h , P o e t H dijs. A n n ex , B ldg. 202. T elephone
a n o th e r page o f th e "E n g in e e r.”
K xt-8.
T hese a re som e of th e a n sw e rs
T h e A BBO T E N G IN E E R receives m a te ria l su p p lie d by C am p N ew sp a p er
S ervice, W a r D ep 't., 206 E. 42 dí ! S t., N ew Y ork, N . Y. C red ited m a te ria l m a y n o t
w hich M iss C aro lin e Paddock,
be rep u b lish ed w ith o u t p erm isió n o f C am p N e w sp a p er S ervice.
S ervice C lub lib ra ria n , su p p lies
to se ttle d aily bets, discussions,
D istrib u te d fre e to c a m p p e rso n n el. S u b sc rip tio n r a t e to public, by m a il: 50
c e n ts fo r th re e m o n th s ; six m o n th s, $1.00; o n e yea r, $1.60.
a n d ju s t plain a rg u m e n ts th a t
s t a r t on b u n k s in C am p A bbot
b a rra c k s. (W ho s a i d soldiers
ta lk only a b o u t w o m en ? i
W hile M iss P ad d o ck can cope
w ith , say, th e L a tin tra n sla tio n
fo r “Do o r die,” o r th e speed a t
w hich lig h t tra v e ls, she is v ery
E n te rta in m e n t On an d O ff th e P o s t fo r th e Comir g W eek
th a n k fu l fo r th e lib ra ry re f e r­
en ce d e p a rtm e n t. T h e m o st used
SATURDAY
v o lu m e th e re is th e W orld A tlas.
S erv ice Club- D ance to ju k e box.
M en w ith o rd e rs com e in to see
S ta tio n H o sp ita l— P o p u la r re c o rd s a n d g a m e s in a u d ito riu m .
ju s t w h e re th e ir new post is lo­
SUNDAY
cated.
O th e rs tr y to envision th e
S ervice C lub -O pen H ouse.
s ta tio n s of rq ja tiv e s an d frie n d s
S ta tio n H o sp ital—O pen H ouse. M ake a reco rd .
in th e P acific o r E u ro p e. T hen
G u est H ouse C lassical R ecordings, 7:30 p.m.
th e r e a re th o se w ho follow th e
MONDAY
c o u rse o f th e w ar.
S ervice C lu b - G I M ovies, 8:30 p. m.
S ta tio n H ospital O pen F o ru m , 6:30 p.m .
T h e E n cy clo p ed ias B ritan n ica
a n d A m e ric a n a g e t th e second
TUESDAY
Service C lub D ance. 8:30 p.m.
b ig g e st p lay a m o n g th e re f e r­
S ta tio n H o sp ital Movie, "M r. L u ck y ,” C a ry G ra n t, L a rra in e D ay, ! en ce v olum es. “A T re e G row s in
6:30 p.m.
B ro o k ly n ” is th e m o st often re ­
WEDNESDAY
q u e ste d fictio n al w o rk —n e x t to
S ervice C lub D ance, 8:30 p.m .
"S tu d s L o n ig a n ,” o f course.
THURSDAY
M iss P a d d o c k th is w eek
S ervice C lub "K h ak i K a p e rs” sta g e d by H e a d q u a rte rs U nits.
placed a n o rd e r fo r a la rg e n u m ­
S ta tio n H ospital Hobo P a rty , G am es an d D ancing.
b e r of books re q u e ste d by re a d ­
FRIDAY
ers.
S ervice C lub M ake a R ecord.
S ta tio n H ospital Movie, "P ie d P ip e r,” M onty W ooley, 6:30 p.m.
B 53 P a rty in Bldg. 1351.
P. S.: C otyledon is th e firs t
le a f developed in seed plan ts.
O fficial ca m p n ew sp ap er, p ublished w eekly in th e in te re s ts o f th e p erso n n el
o f C am p A bbot, O regon, u n d er su p erv isio n o f th e S pecial S ervice U liic e r. News
m a tte r p e rta in in g to C am p A bbot is fu rn is h e d by th e P u b lic R elatio n s B ran c h and
is av a ilab le fo r g e n e ra l release.
A bbot ’n A round
If y o u know w ho this young Indy is o r w h at sh e had in m ind when
sh e |Mised fo r th is shot, you’re one tip on us. T he cap tio n s a p p a r­
e n tly w ere blow n aw ay d u rin g one of o u r jo u rn a lis tic sq u alls, Iml
th e y o u ng lady has h e r points, and we d id n 't th in k you'd mind
p a rtic u larly .
him th e ab sen tee ballot w hich fo r so ld iers o v erseas a n d before
he should fill out, get atte ste d S ep tem b er 15 fo r so ld iers in the
by a n officer, w a rra n t officer or U. S., w h en th a t is practicable
Long before the war, when wheels of the draft fir s t'
non-com m issioned officer (not u n d er m ilita ry conditions. The
were given motion, a certain type of soldier, not satisfied
below th e ra n k of serg ean t i and pro ced u re fo r o b tain in g F ederal
with griping privately, began attempts to get his “beef”
MORE ABOUT
re tu rn im m ediately. O th er s ta te s ballots fo r u se in th e N ovem ber
before the public throifgh the medium of newspaper col­
w ill sen d a fo rm a l “application g en eral elec tio n s w ill n o t be an'
umnists. From all indications, even when the nation is
fo r a s ta te a b s e n t e e b allo t” nounced u n til th e s ta te gover
making a fight for its life, the complaint disease continues
w hich m u s t be filled o u t acco rd ­ nors h av e c e rtifie d to th e W ar
to flourish, and Camp Abbot enjoys no more immunity
(C o n tin u ed F ro m P a g e One)
in g to in stru c tio n s an d re tu rn e d B allot C om m ission w h e t h e r
than other camps throughout the country.
Realizing the demoralizing effect branding a camp a p ro v isio n s of th e ir law s fo r v o t­ befo re th e s ta te w ill send out th e ir s ta te s w ill p e rm it th eir
“hell hole” can have on families of men. Chaplain Norman in g by S ta te a b se n te e ballo ts th e actu a l a b sen tee ballot itself. use.
A dditional in fo rm a tio n on the
Goldburg has waged a private war on such publicity, urg-' a n d w h e th e r th e ir law s a u th o r­ P o stc a rd s to be used in th e
N ov em b er g en eral elections will new law w ill be fo u n d in WD.
ing columnists to disregard false rumors and attempting ize F e d e ra l ballots.
be delivered b efo re A u g u st 13 Cir. 128, A p ril 3, 1944.
to trace their source. A printed form letter which the
A nyw ay, so ld iers w ho will be
chaplain received in reply from Walter Winchell indicates' a b le to u se th e “O fficial W a r
that at least in one instance Chaplain Goldburg was carry­ B allo t” a r e th e follow ing:
ing “coals to Newcastle” and that such complaints are so
1. S o ld iers inside an d outsid e
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common and so ludicrous they immediately are consigned th e U. S. fro m s ta te s w ho have
to the editorial wastebasket.
no s ta te a b se n te e b allo t b u t do
A copy of WinchelPs letter follows:
allow th e u se of th e F ed e ra l one. ___________ TONIGHT — SATURDAY
May 25, 1943 j 2. S o ld iers o u tsid e th e U. S.
fro m s ta te s p e rm ittin g th e use
To Whom It May Concern:
RICHARD DIX — GLORIA STUART
of th e F e d e ra l b allo t w ho ta k e
For over a year we have been receiving letters
IN
an o a th th a t th e y applied fo r a
from all over the country saving that Walter Wine-h­
S ta te a b se n te e b allot before S ep ­
ell dubbed such and such a camp (wherever the writer
te m b e r 1 a n d h av e n o t received
is located) a “concentration camp” or “the Alcatraz
it by O cto b er 1.
of America” or something equally untrue. Mr. Winch­
— ALSO —
T h e re is n o th in g in th e new
ell has never mentioned any U. S. camp in such a
law to re s tric t th e rig h t o f sol­
Three Stooges in "The Yokes on Me"
manner on the air, in print, or in conversation at any­
d ie rs io v o te u n d e r S ta te a b se n ­
time whatsoever.
Cartoon — "Barber of Seville"
te e v o tin g law s w hich cover p ri­
We have written thousands of letters denying
"Fellow
on a Furlough" — Bob Chester Band
m a ry a n d special elections a s
these enemy-inspired rumors— hut apparently have
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been waging a losing battle. As soon as we clear it up
it po ssib le to v ote fo r s ta te and
SUNDAY — MONDAY
in one place a new contingent moves in and it starts
local o fficia ls a s w ell a s F ed eral
all over again.
ones.
Matinee
Also
If the hoys would think for a moment and realize
Sunday
A ny so ld ier w ho is u n c e rta in
that these rumors come from the Nazi short wave,
Latest
a b o u t h is elig ib ility to v ote
2 P. M. Only
they would be wiped out very quickly. They don’t
sh o u ld w rite a le tte r to th e sec­
RKO
want to spread Nazi propaganda. I am sure. And then,
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re ta ry o f s ta te of his hom e s ta te
Soldier Vote
CAMP ABBOT THEATRE PROGRAM
"THE WHISTLER"
perhaps they could use their precise free time to send­
ing letters to their loved ones instead of to us.
Sincerely,
(s) Hose Rigman
for Walter Winchell.
Army's Vessels
Exceed Navy's
ors, too: in stead , th e A rm y e m ­
ploys civil serv ice sea m e n to op­
e ra te its m o re th a n 155 ty p e s of
vessels, a rtf o n g th e m L ib e rty
W hen e v e ry th in g 's sa id an d fre ig h te rs, tro o p ships, m in e
done, it's th e A rm y th a t does it, p la n te rs, a n ti- s u b m a r in e p a tro l
ev en w hen it com es to sailin g b oats, balloon b a rg e s, lan d in g
th e seven seas. T h e U. S. A rm y barg es, ice b re a k e rs, ta n k e rs , a ir
o w n s an d o p e ra te s m o re sh ip s p ro p e lle r sw am p g lid e rs a n d m a ­
th a n e ith e r th e U. S. N av y , th e rin e tra c to rs.
B ritish N avy, o r th e M erchant
M arine.
F IN D S POST “CHARMING”
"A rm y vessels p u t in to m ore
L t. Col. A lm a T. Skoog. s u ­
th a n 100 fo reig n p o rts o f call, p e rin te n d e n t of th e A rm y N u rse
m a n y in s t r a n g e a n d d is ta n t C orps in th e N in th S ervice C om ­
places, "aceo rd in g to M aJ. Gen. m and. m ad e a to u r o f th e C am p
C. I’. G ro ss of th e T ra n s p o rta ­ A bbot h o sp ital an d in sp ected th e
tio n C orps. T h o u g h th e to ta l n u rs e s ’ q u a rte rs la s t S unday.
n u m tier o f A rm y sh ip s is a m ili­ S h e d e s c r i b e d th e p o st a s
ta r y secret, it is k n o w n th a t in “c h a rm in g .”
1943 alone, 1900 new v essels
w e re added to its fleet.
It's your life, soldier— IN*
G I's a r e not a sk e d to he sail- S U R S IT!
rig h t now a n d find o u t.
A fte r v o tin g elig ib ility h as
been estab lish ed , W a r D e p a rt­
m e n t p o stc a rd s m ay be used in
fu r th e r ste p s to g e t a ballot. The
la w p ro v id es fo r a n ew ty p e of
p o stc a rd b u t th e A rm y h a s a
la rg e su p p ly of th e old fo rm s
1W D AGO F o rm 560 1 on h an d
an d th e y a r e accep tab le, too. In
a p p ly in g fo r a p rim a ry ballot,
a n y o n e u sin g th e old ca rd m u st
re m e m b e r to w rite in his p a rty
affiliatio n .
E xcept fo r th e possible use
o f th e new W D p o stcard , no
c h a n g e s h av e been m a d e in th e
p ro ced u re fo r o b tain in g and v o t­
in g by s ta te a b se n te e ballots.
S o ld iers u n ab le to v o te in p e r­
son m a y a p p ly fo r a n ab sen tee
ballo t e ith e r in th e m a n n e r p re ­
scrib ed by th e law o f h is sta te ,
o r by sen d in g a p o stcard , n ew
o r old fo rm , o r a le tte r b earin g
th e te x t o f th e new fo rm to th e
s e c re ta ry o f s ta te o f h is hom e
sta te .
S om e s ta te s w ill th e n send
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